My first one

[Colin]

what is the white line at the bottom of the kilt? Is that the thread?

Looks like the perfect wood choppin' outfit Welcome to the forum.

[Tattoo Bradley]

I was also wondering about the white line at the bottom :confused:

[KiltedCodeWarrior]

Welcome from the windy city of Chicago! Nice look, I don't think that many people would mess with a guy in a kilt, and the ones that might will be put off by the axe!

[Günter]

Hallo an thanks for your welcome.

You ask about that (on the photo) white line here is a closer look (but other Tartan )


I don't know in germany we call this "Webkante" may be edge ? thread ? in english ?

If you want to see who the kiltmaker is so have a look to : http://www.syriel.de

Next thing you recommand is a sporran , but I think that's nothing for me. I don't want to make people beliving I am a scot. I just like the feeling of a Kilt specially at these hot summer evenings.

Best Regards
Günter
If you want to learn more about me please visit Http://www.gueschmodelle.de.vu I'm sorry only german.

[Kilted KT]

looks like selvedge to me...

[Riverkilt]

Thanks for that link Gunter,

Nice to know that kilts fit my German blood too.

A German kiltmaker sewing up Loug McLeod kilts....tell me this ain't a kilt boom?

Looks like they offer some quality fabrics....and I'm guessing a lower price fabric that is 70% polyester and 30% Viscose. Rocky has German competition now.

I hope the Germans do for kilts what they did for the old west.

I love it!

Ron

[pbpersson]

Next thing you recommand is a sporran , but I think that's nothing for me. I don't want to make people beliving I am a scot. I just like the feeling of a Kilt specially at these hot summer evenings.

That makes perfect sense to me.

[Moose McLennan]

...
Next thing you recommand is a sporran , but I think that's nothing for me. I don't want to make people beliving I am a scot. ...

A kilt looks fine without a sporran IMHO, and often better. It's a good unfussy working look. I do without mine whenever I can (which is almost always) and wear a vest or carry a small rucksack instead.

M.

[Robin]

Welcome Günter!

That's a good looking kilt (the white stripe at the selfedge is odd though) and you wear it like you're a natural kiltwearer...confident. Very nice!

About wearing a sporran and other kilt accessoires....do as you please, but don't worry about what other people think.
Whatever you do...people will think it's Scottish anyway. Can't blame 'em of course.

I'm Dutch...I live in the Netherlands and I often hear: "oh...look..a Scotsman!" with or without sporran...c'est la vie.

Enjoy!

[MacWage]

A colored bottom edge/sevedge is actually visible in a number of the old portraits of kilted Scots.

It seems to be "extra" decoration through the use of contrasting threads on the sevedge, offering and accent color and a decorative edge that is not "stuck on."

My blackwatch belted plaid (at least the one that will remain a belted plaid), has a yellow edge, about 1/2 inch or so. I tought it was interesting, but was planning to hem it. I mentioned it to an expert that helped me years ago (since lost contact, he moved and I left college). He responded "LEAVE THAT ALONE!!!!" then pointed out that it was MORE ACCURATE, and directed me to look at some reprints of old poartraits. I then noticed (as I never did before) that often the bottom edge of the kilt was DIFFERENT than the rest of the pattern. Often in a contrasting color. On a dark tartan, the edge was light and on a light tartan to was dark, often black.

For example, look at the bottom kilt edge of Lord Mungo Murray's kilt in his protrait (often called simply, "Highland Chieftain") by John Michael Wright.

As seen here:
http://albanach.org/drawstring.htm
Not the starkest contrast, but rather visibly darker then the tartan of the rest of the garb.

Also, not what Matt's point is in the article.

ALWAYS look carefully and thoughtfully at portraits. I am often noticing little things here and there I never noticed before.